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Sussex County (Va.) Rule Docket Books, 1785-1807

Sussex County (Va.) Rule Docket Books, 1785-1807, deal with court matters relating primarily to civil cases involving debt. Rules are defined as "orders or directions made by a court regulating court practices or the actions of parties; also, a session of court." A docket is defined as "a brief formal record of proceedings in a court of justice; an entry of all acts in the conduct of a case, from inception to conclusion." In addition to judgments, these volumes also include commonwealth causes (criminal), chancery causes and orders. Each entry lists the name of the parties involved in the case, what the case involves and how the case proceeds through the various court sessions or rules--resulting in a decision. Rule Docket Book, 1785-1786 is unpaged and is found only on Microfilm Reel 336. The initials of the lawyer assigned the case are found in the far left column of both volumes. An index (A-Z) is found at the rear of Rule Docket Book, 1785-1807. The index is arranged, for the most part, alphabetically by the surname of the plaintiff as it appears in the volume and numbers 21 leaves. By September 1785, in Rule Docket Book 1785-1807, the status of the sheriff's return is noted. One of the sheriff's chief duties was as a law enforcement officer of the court.

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Sussex County (Va.) Rule Docket Books, 1785-1807

Sussex County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Sussex County (Va.) Rule Docket Books, 1785-1807, deal with court matters relating primarily to civil cases involving debt. Rules are defined as "orders or directions made by a court regulating court practices or the actions of parties; also, a session of court." A docket is defined as "a brief formal record of proceedings in a court of justice; an entry of all acts in the conduct of a case, from inception to conclusion." In addition to judgments, these volumes also include commonwealth causes (criminal), chancery causes and orders. Each entry lists the name of the parties involved in the case, what the case involves and how the case proceeds through the various court sessions or rules--resulting in a decision. Rule Docket Book, 1785-1786 is unpaged and is found only on Microfilm Reel 336. The initials of the lawyer assigned the case are found in the far left column of both volumes. An index (A-Z) is found at the rear of Rule Docket Book, 1785-1807. The index is arranged, for the most part, alphabetically by the surname of the plaintiff as it appears in the volume and numbers 21 leaves. By September 1785, in Rule Docket Book 1785-1807, the status of the sheriff's return is noted. One of the sheriff's chief duties was as a law enforcement officer of the court.

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